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After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing

  • Written by: Andrew Klekociuk, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
imageClouds over Australia's Davis Research Station, containing ice particles that activate ozone-depleting chemicals, triggering the annual ozone hole.Barry Becker/BOM/AAD, Author provided

This weekend marks the 30th birthday of the Montreal Protocol, often dubbed the world’s most successful environmental agreement. The treaty, signed on...

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People-friendly furniture in public places matters more than ever in today's city

  • Written by: Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
imageCities and their residents' needs in public space have changed, but the type and function of the furniture are stuck in the past.Carlos Neto/shutterstock.com

Increasing urbanisation, denser city living, more expensive apartment prices and higher rents are reshaping our access to and use of urban space. Room-sharing websites are one sign that the...

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Science or snake oil: is manuka honey really a 'superfood' for treating colds, allergies and infections?

  • Written by: Nural Cokcetin, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Technology Sydney
imageSure it tastes nice, but what else can it do?from www.shutterstock.com.au

Manuka honey is often touted as a “superfood” that treats many ailments, including allergies, colds and flus, gingivitis, sore throats, staph infections, and numerous types of wounds.

Manuka can apparently also boost energy, “detox” your system, lower...

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Indonesia challenges Australia's anti-dumping measures at the WTO

  • Written by: Weihuan Zhou, Senior Lecturer and member of China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Initiative, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, UNSW

In the midst of sensitive trade negotiations between Australia and Indonesia, a dispute has broken out between the two countries over Australia imposing protectionist trade tariffs on Indonesian paper imports. But now other WTO countries are looking to emulate Australia’s “anti-dumping” policies in order to gain an economic edge....

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  1. Grattan on Friday: King Coal is wearing big boots in the Turnbull government
  2. The Lionel Murphy papers shed more light on a controversial life
  3. Australians pay more for education than the OECD average – but is it worth it?
  4. We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities
  5. We're on our way to making whistleblower protections more than theoretical
  6. Rebel Wilson's $4.5 million win a sobering reminder that defaming a celebrity can be costly
  7. Where the accountability problems started at CBA
  8. Gay-identifying AI tells us more about stereotypes than the origins of sexuality
  9. While the world frets over North Korea, what to do about Iran also causes headaches
  10. My favourite album: Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice
  11. With iPhone X, Apple is hoping to augment reality for the everyman
  12. Media reform deals will reduce diversity and amount to little more than window dressing
  13. University cuts – the dire implications for the creative arts
  14. The off-topic Conversation #136
  15. Predicting disaster: better hurricane forecasts buy vital time for residents
  16. Votes for corporations and extra votes for property owners: why local council elections are undemocratic
  17. Power naps and meals don't always help shift workers make it through the night
  18. Decoding the music masterpieces: Shostakovich's Babi Yar
  19. North Korea tests not just a bomb but the global nuclear monitoring system
  20. How skills and personality traits contribute to the gender pay gap
  21. Government set to win Senate support for media deregulation
  22. More coal doesn’t equal more peak power
  23. So you bought the new iPhone? Here are your rights if it breaks
  24. The secrets of Titan: Cassini searched for the building blocks of life on Saturn's largest moon
  25. My favourite album: The Beastie Boys' Ill Communication
  26. Explainer: how does the sea 'disappear' when a hurricane passes by?
  27. Health Check: is margarine actually better for me than butter?
  28. A bloody decade of the iPhone
  29. Income inequality ticks down as the rich see their incomes fall: ABS
  30. Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives
  31. Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after
  32. Marriage vote: how advocacy ads exploit our emotions in divisive debates
  33. How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the whole planet's climate
  34. Sydney's Cloud Arch critics and our mean-spirited approach to public art
  35. Curious Kids: Why it is that the things close to the train windows zoom by really fast, but things further away seem to go by much slower?
  36. Ancient volcanic eruptions disrupted Earth's thermostat, creating a 'Snowball' planet
  37. Google architecture and what do you see? And what's a building without people?
  38. Despite the leaks, Apple's new products will still excite its fans
  39. Anti-vilification legislation for marriage ballot to pass this week
  40. Treating AGL with public contempt seems hardly the way to get the best outcome
  41. Ipsos 53-47 to Labor, but Shorten's ratings slump; Qld Newspoll 53-47 to Labor
  42. Can a federal court case against pokies succeed where politics has failed?
  43. Politics podcast: Mark Butler on energy uncertainty
  44. How the sky can help make air conditioners at least 20% more efficient
  45. Religion is not the only reason Rohingyas are being forced out of Myanmar
  46. Protecting children from abuse in organisations needs leadership and cultural change
  47. Health Check: should I replace sugar with artificial sweeteners?
  48. Australia's 'big heart'? Hypocrisy exposed in tale of multicultural adoption
  49. The smart home could worsen domestic abuse. But the same technology may also make us safer
  50. Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing climate change clues

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